Accrediting, Licensure, and Certifying Bodies

• Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc
• Community Health Accreditation Program
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
• Federation of State Medical Boards
• National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
• National Board of Medical Examiners
• National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, Inc.
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing
• Nurse Licensure Compact
• URAC

Associations

• Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law, formerly Center for Telemedicine Law
• National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC)

Government

Federal Agencies:

• Agency on Aging
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Center for Disease Control
• Morbidity/Mortality Report
• Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• CMS’ OASIS Information
• Home Health Compare
• Open Door Forum Schedule
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Federal Communications Commission
• Universal Service Fund
• Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
• National Library of Medicine
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Office of Advancement of Telehealth, HRSA
• Office of the Inspector General
• Social Security Administration
• Veteran’s Affairs

State Agencies:

• http://www.nahc.org/Consumer/resources.html
• http://www.nahc.org/Consumer/stassn.html
• http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/stategov/stategov.html

Other Resources:

• Federal Citizen Information Center
• Federal Register
• Fed World
• First Gov
• Healthfinder
• Library of Congress, Thomas Legislative Database

Executive Branch

• White House
• President’s Cabinet

Legislative Branch

• U.S. Senate
• U.S. House of Representatives